Desert Horizon Nursery
Annual Flowers
Year-round color for Arizona flower gardens: Annuals & Perennials
When you think of a garden in Arizona, picture vibrant flowers blooming against the desert backdrop, with butterflies and hummingbirds flitting from plant to plant. Annuals bring instant bursts of color to beds, borders, and pots, changing with the seasons—cool-weather pansies and violas, heat-loving zinnias, and vinca. Perennials add lasting beauty, returning each year with stunning blooms and textures. Favorites like daylilies, echinacea, salvia, and lantana thrive in our desert climate. At Desert Horizon Nursery, you’ll find locally grown plants tested to perform in Arizona, helping your garden flourish year-round.
Annuals
As the name suggests, annuals are plants that are refreshed with the seasons. They are typically planted in the spring and again in the fall when temperatures cool.
In Arizona’s warm spring and summer, brighten your landscape with heat-loving favorites like petunias, marigolds, zinnias, vinca, and celosia. As the desert nights turn cooler, transition your garden with seasonal favorites like pansies, violas, cyclamen, and other cool-weather blooms.
At Desert Horizon Nursery, we offer one of Arizona’s best selections of premium annuals. Most of these are locally grown to thrive in our unique desert environment. Each plant is carefully selected and tested to ensure it will perform beautifully in Arizona’s challenging climate, bringing lasting color to your outdoor spaces.
Perennials
Perennials are the heart of any thriving Arizona garden—plant them once and enjoy their beauty for years.
These hardy plants bloom seasonally and return yearly, offering enduring color and texture. With diverse shapes, colors, and sizes, perennials bring structure and interest to your garden. You can create a garden that offers vibrant displays almost year-round—even in the desert by planting varieties with staggered bloom times.
Popular choices include daylilies, echinacea, salvia, lantana, and drought-tolerant euphorbia varieties. Many perennials also support local pollinators and butterflies, while others make excellent fresh-cut flowers to enjoy indoors.
At Desert Horizon Nursery, our team of experts will help you choose the right perennials to ensure your garden stays beautiful through every season in the desert.
